Project Grant H79SP080735

The Santa Clarita Valley Boys & Girls Club was awarded a $1,680,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) to launch the Opioid & Substance Use Prevention Initiative. This three-year initiative aims to combat the opioid epidemic in the Santa Clarita Valley and Antelope Valley communities by implementing evidence-informed strategies to prevent youth risk-taking behaviors and...

This federal Project Grant award of $250,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) will support Prevented, a non-profit organization based in Missouri, to build infrastructure and deliver school-based programming and early intervention prevention strategies in Warren County, Missouri. The goal is to reduce underage drinking,...

The Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention awarded a $567,627 Project Grant to Beginning New Outreach, Incorporated to deliver the Beginning New Outreach Opioid Affected Youth Program. This program provides mentoring, substance abuse prevention education using an evidence-based curriculum, and positive youth development services to youth ages 11-17 affected by the opioid crisis in Georgia and Alabama. The goal is to help participants voluntarily refrain...

Through this $741,975 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (CFDA 16.842 Opioid Affected Youth Initiative), Prevented, a nonprofit organization based in St. Louis, Missouri, will implement a comprehensive program to address the opioid epidemic's impact on youth and families in Franklin County, Missouri. The key activities include establishing a community task force, delivering evidence-based prevention and youth leadership...

This Project Grant award of $1,922,000.00 was provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Congressional Directives (CFDA 93.493) federal grant program. The grant will fund a comprehensive program led by Baldwin Wallace University and Ohio State University to reduce youth access to tobacco and vaping products in Ohio. Key program components include: Developing educational, advocacy, and policy resources such as a toolkit with process outlines,...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $748,818 Project Grant to Beginning New Outreach, Inc., a minority-owned nonprofit organization, to deliver an evidence-based substance abuse prevention program curriculum paired with positive youth development (PYD) services. The project will focus on youth ages 10-17 in Muscogee County, Georgia, providing the Narconon: Truth About Drugs prevention curriculum and PYD services in areas such as...

The federal Project Grant award titled "RISING STRONG: EMPOWERING YOUTH FOR SUBSTANCE-FREE FUTURES" is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The $600,000 grant will be used by Florida Atlantic University to implement a community-driven initiative designed to prevent underage drinking, cannabis use, and vaping among at-risk...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) under the Alcohol Research Programs (CFDA 93.273) provides $711,938 to Research Triangle Institute (RTI International) to implement a hybrid Type 1 cluster randomized trial of an mHealth intervention called BIPAS (Better Informed Parents Keeping Adolescents Safe from Alcohol). BIPAS is a universal, theory-informed, digital intervention delivered via mobile devices to parents of incoming middle schoolers,...

The Huron County Prevention Coalition was awarded a $125,000 Project Grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program Grants (DFC Support Program, CFDA 93.276). The Coalition will work to decrease alcohol and marijuana use among Huron County youth through collaboration, education, and youth empowerment initiatives. As the primary awardee, the Huron County Job and Family Services will implement prevention programs and services from...

The Akron-Newstead Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition (ANDAC) received a $250,000 Project Grant award from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) under the Drug-Free Communities Support Program (CFDA 93.276). The grant aims to reduce substance use prevalence among youth in the Akron-Newstead community by addressing health disparities and enhancing access to drug-free lifestyle services. ANDAC will utilize evidence-based...